convinced our government to not sign this document,” Gottlieb said.
Posted on 07/27/2012 2:21:34 PM PDT by Whenifhow
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today applauds the decision by the United States to not sign the proposed International Arms Trade Treaty, and CCRKBA credits grassroots action for the gun rights victory.
CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, who is at the United Nations in New York, said the announcement came Friday morning after a week of intense negotiations.
“I think the grassroots surge by American gun owners against this treaty convinced our government to not sign this document,” Gottlieb said. “The proposed treaty, as written, poses serious problems for our gun rights, and the sovereignty of our Second Amendment.”
CCRKBA has been active in raising public awareness about the proposed treaty, and Gottlieb said he is proud of members and supporters who made “stepped up to the plate” and contacted their U.S. senators.
“This is freedom in action,” Gottlieb stated. “We are gratified that so many did so much to protect their Second Amendment rights from an international gun rights grab.
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“When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace.”
—Luke ch.11 v.21-22 (King James translation, 1611 AD)
We should not forget that the spark which ignited the American Revolution was caused by the British attempt to confiscate the firearms of the colonists. - Patrick Henry
Huraaay!
First I've heard of this!
Huraaay!
Ping
Why isn’t this reported anywhere else?
Celebrate!
It will be reported, sooner or later.
It's too big of an issue not to be.
I can’t find it anywhere
I will celebrate when I know for sure that they didn’t sign.
Too many lies these days.
U.S. backs away from supporting global arms trade treaty
OK then, Hooray!
Not really. They want more time to think about it. 6 months (after the election).
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
EPIC FAIL!
Thanks for confirming this!
Do NOT celebrate, keep up your guard.
This is but the end of round #1.
You do recognize what a huge "you blinked" moment this is, don't you?
The message of "we'll wait until after the election to do anything" is a blatant admission, though it'll never be admitted, that this was all nothing more than political theater.
There have been plenty of treaties that have been signed on to before all of the details had been worked out.
Not getting tagged as "gun grabbers", especially right before an election, was of more importance than the treaty.
And nobody was supposed to notice the other gun control BS in the cyber security bill (of all things) and the talking points will be "we supported 2nd Amendment rights by not signing this treaty" while efforts are once again going on "under the radar". Well, they got caught coming and going.
Don't forget, this timetable was set in 2010!
U.S AGREES TO TIMETABLE FOR U.N. GUN BAN 1/12/2010
And no agreement on the particulars was made in all that time?
Yeah, right!
The UN just got punked and made to look the fool by this administration!
Democrats were so sure that they would win the mid term elections that they purposely set the vote for this exact time of year!
They expected and planned to sign this treaty and quickly shove it through Congress with no problems so they could tout it as an election boon.
"We kept our promise to move on gun control."
Comments on 18 and 19 appreciated.
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